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3.00 Credits
An intermediate course in jazz dance. Students continue to refine skills and movement vocabulary of the jazz style. Increased emphasis on performance skills, clarity of rhythm and line, expansion of range of movement, and personal expression. The course presents the history of jazz dance as a fusion form with African roots, and its impact as a performance style and in the entertainment industry through lecture, video viewing, outside-of-class reading, and assigned performance attendance. (Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring) Prereq: DAN 104, or permission of instructor
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A conclusion of the intermediate study of jazz dance. Students continue to refine skills and movement vocabulary of the jazz style at the intermediate level. Increased emphasis on clarity of rhythm and line, expansion of range of movement, and personal expression. Assignments may include outside-of-class reading, video viewing, and performance participation. (Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring) Prereq: DAN 203
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An intermediate course in African dance. Students learn to execute polyrhythmic movement, and increase understanding of the relationship between the live drumming and dances. Students learn and practice increasingly complex movement combinations and choreography which incorporate songs of various African languages and integral parts of the dance. The course provides a background for understanding the importance of dance in African life through lectures on African history, geography, and culture. Assignments may include attending performances outside of class. (Offered: Periodically) Prereq: DAN 106, or permission of instructor
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A conclusion of the intermediate study of African dance. Students continue to refine the performance of polyrhythmic movement, African songs, and complex choreography and traditional dances. Students learn to improvise/choreograph and perform short dance segments using the traditional movement vocabulary and style. The course provides a background for understanding the importance of dance in African life through lectures on African history, geography, and culture. Assignments may include attending performances outside of class. (Offered: Periodically) Prereq: DAN 205
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An intermediate course in classical ballet with emphasis on increased technical skill. Students learn principles of epaulement, placement, and multiple turns. Students may dance en pointe with instructor's approval. The course presents longer, more intricate combinations and repertoire, the rich history and theory of ballet, and its widespread cultural impact through lectures, video viewing, outside-of class reading, or assigned performance attendance. (Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring) Prereq: DAN 108, or permission of instructor
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A conclusion of the intermediate study of classical ballet. The course emphasizes performance skills. Students integrate technique with personal expression, and continue to learn and practice combinations and dances from the classical and contemporary repertoire. The course presents the rich history and theory of ballet, and its widespread cultural impact through lectures, video viewing, outside-of-class reading, or assigned performance attendance. (Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring) Prereq: DAN 207
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An intermediate course in modern dance with increased emphasis on performance skills. The course presents specific techniques of modern dance pioneers, such as Graham, Humphrey-Weidman, Cunningham, and Taylor. Students learn and execute movement sequences and repertory dances with attention to quality, styles, musicality and expressiveness. Students are encouraged to work on individual creativity and development of personal movement style. The course presents the history, theory and significance of modern dance through lectures, video viewing, outside-of-class reading, or assigned performance attendance. (Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring) Prereq: DAN 112, or permission of instructor
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A conclusion of the intermediate study of modern dance with continued emphasis on the development of individual performance quality and style and the mastery of dance technique in the modern dance tradition. Students are encouraged to explore their individual movement ideas through choreography and improvisation. The course presents the history, theory and significance of modern dance through lectures, video viewing, outside-of-class reading, or assigned performance attendance. (Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring) Prereq: DAN 211
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An intermediate course in tap dance with emphasis on the acquisition of performance skills, rhythmic accuracy and speed. Students learn traditional repertoire and time steps with their rhythmic breaks and explore improvisation. The course presents tap history, including its development as a fusion of African and European dance-music forms through lectures, video viewing, outside-of-class reading, and assigned performance attendance. (Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring) Prereq: DAN 115, or permission of instructor
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A conclusion of the intermediate study of tap dance. Students continue to refine technical and performance skills, improve rhythmic accuracy and speed and to learn and practice traditional repertoire, time steps with their rhythmic breaks, and improvisation. The course presents tap history, including its development as a fusion of African and European dance-music forms through lectures, video viewing, outside-of-class reading, and assigned performance attendance. (Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring) Prereq: DAN 214, or permission of instructor
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